Articles filed under Elgin Area Unit District 46
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Reporter's memories stirred with school's campaignOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Ages ago, my first journalism internship was at Chicago's Catholic New World. The bi-weekly is the official paper of the Chicago Archdiocese, Cardinal George the publish...
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A new way to grade facultyOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - A new appraisal system for Elgin Area School District U-46 faculty members starting next year will replace one used by the district for the past 25 years. Based on Charl...
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More bickering than progress in U-46 bias suitOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - With little progress in settlement talks, lawyers continued to bicker Wednesday over the exchange of information in the 3 1/2-year-old racial discrimination lawsuit agai...
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No habla? No problem. ECC to hold bilingual college prep meetingOct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Sharing information about college preparation shouldn't be limited to English speakers, Elgin Community College officials believe. At 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, the sc...
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New U-46 teacher evaluation plan unveiledOct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - A new appraisal system for Elgin Area School District U-46 faculty members, which will be phased in next year, will replace one used by the district for the past 25 year...
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Private schools in crisisOct 09, 2008 11:00 pm - We spend a lot of time writing about the school funding crisis in Illinois. The disparity in spending between wealthy and poor districts. Inadequate foundation levels. O...
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No laws require districts to keep nurses in schoolsOct 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Peanut allergies. Insulin spikes. Epileptic seizures. Asthma attacks. School nurses have much more than runny noses and stomach aches on their plates these days. Despit...
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Legislative candidates talk educationOct 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Three dozen Elgin Area School District U-46 community members turned out at South Elgin High School Thursday to hear local legislative candidates' takes on issues. Repub...
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U-46 launches initiative to mentor 1,200 studentsOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Ten seventh-grade boys filed out of Kimball Middle School's auditorium Monday afternoon, the smell of pizza trailing behind them. Notebooks in hand, their sneakers squea...
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Open houses at U-46 schoolsOct 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 has announced several open houses for current seventh- and eighth-grade students to visit any of the district's five high school academy ...